The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell is a monumental biographical work that offers an intimate and comprehensive portrait of one of the most distinguished literary figures of the 18th century, Dr.
The Life of Charlotte Bront-VVolume 1 is a captivating biography that provides an in-depth look into the remarkable life of the renowned English novelist Charlotte Bront.
Aileen Palmer - poet, translator, political activist, adventurer - was the daughter of two writers prominent in Australian literature in the first half of the twentieth century.
Winner of the Crime Fest HRF Keating Award'Not merely the conclusive homage to a compulsively fascinating character, but an insightful study into the biographical process itself' Nicholas Shakespeare'Now that he is dead, we can know him better.
Instantáneas de mundo presenta un conjunto misceláneo de artículos periodísticos, poemas, entrevistas y cartas de AlfonsinaStorni relacionados de diversas maneras con los viajes, tanto los que realizó a lo largo de su vida como sus proyecciones metafóricas.
The friendship of Jean Toomer and Waldo Frank was one of the most emotionally intense, racially complicated, and aesthetically significant relationships in the history of American literary modernism.
Ernst Jüngers Riesenwerk auf einen Nenner zu bringen, dafür gibt es zahlreiche Versuche: Moderne, Magie, Militarismus, Surrealismus, Vitalismus, Anarchismus oder Konservatismus.
En pugna con las presentaciones "biografistas" del romanticismo crítico local pero atento a las derivas del sujeto y a los reflujos de la escritura, Noé Jitrik renueva en 1959 la lectura de Horacio Quiroga y reabre su caso.
"La fascinación que Sabato ejerce sobre Mario Saavedra, y que esta obra nos transmite, se debe a que el autor argentino parece un visitante que viene de otra realidad desconocida y visible solo en su literatura, acercándolo a nociones como lo sobrenatural y la quimera (hay que ver que Sabato fue un gran estudioso de las matemáticas y gran lector de Einstein, quien decía que la imaginación antecede a la ciencia).
The classic book on William Blake as prophet of the New AgeWilliam Blake (1757-1827) inhabited a remarkable inner world, one that he brought vividly to life in his poetry, painting, and printmaking.
A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers.
Jack Kerouac was one of Americas great writers of the latter half of the 20th century, yet he endured a life characterized by persistent hardship and disillusion.
Jack Kerouac was one of Americas great writers of the latter half of the 20th century, yet he endured a life characterized by persistent hardship and disillusion.
The classic book on William Blake as prophet of the New AgeWilliam Blake (1757-1827) inhabited a remarkable inner world, one that he brought vividly to life in his poetry, painting, and printmaking.
'One of Britain's most celebrated contemporary novelists' Sunday TimesIn this probing series of exclusive interviews, Alistair Owen talks to William Boyd about his works and the life which has inspired them.
A provocative and inspiring exploration of women writers from the first writers in history to today's greats-with a new introduction by Ntozake Shange.
Als Reaktion auf die Masse an Goethe-Biographien, die trotz teilweise exzellenter Ansätze drohte, den Dichterfürsten in eine unendliche Anzahl von infinitesimalen Teilen zu zerlegen, haben verschiedenste Schriftsteller versucht, das Genie dieses unfassbaren Menschen zu rekonstruieren.
A provocative and inspiring exploration of women writers from the first writers in history to today's greats-with a new introduction by Ntozake Shange.
An illuminating biographical study of the eighteenth-century English man of letters and patron of the artsHorace Walpole (1717-1797) was a collector, printer, novelist, arbiter of taste, and renowned writer of letters.
En este libro autobiográfico, Ivonne Bordelois rescata el destino peregrinante que la llevó de la pradera bonaerense a la capital argentina para depositarla luego en París, más tarde en Boston y por último, con prolongada estadía, en Ámsterdam.
Als Reaktion auf die Masse an Goethe-Biographien, die trotz teilweise exzellenter Ansätze drohte, den Dichterfürsten in eine unendliche Anzahl von infinitesimalen Teilen zu zerlegen, haben verschiedenste Schriftsteller versucht, das Genie dieses unfassbaren Menschen zu rekonstruieren.
Die bislang unerzählte Geschichte von Anne Franks weltberühmtem Tagebuch schließt eine Leerstelle in der Erzählung über Anne FrankAnne Frank träumte davon, eines Tages eine berühmte Schriftstellerin zu werden.
En admirant le rosier rouge a fleur d'eglantier qu'elle lui avait offert, Philippe eut une pensee pour sa petite mere disparue recemment d'usure et d'epuisement a l'age de quatre-vingt-quatorze ans.
